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Obama apologizes for Americans losing insurance due to Obamacare

Obama apologizes for Americans losing insurance due to Obamacare

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday said sorry to Americans who are losing their current health insurance plans as a result of the president's signature health care overhaul that is aimed at expanding the country's health care coverage, xinhua reports. November 8 2013, 12:17 1 148 просмотрs

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford expressed embarrassment over smoking crack cocaine

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford expressed embarrassment over smoking crack cocaine

Coun. Denzil Minnan-Wong says a consensus is emerging that Mayor Rob Ford must take an immediate leave of absence and council should work to “show him the door” if he doesn’t take their advice, cbc.ca reports. November 8 2013, 11:24 1 348 просмотрs

Super typhoon makes landfall in the Philippines

Super typhoon makes landfall in the Philippines

A massive typhoon packing winds approaching 200 mph and called one of the most powerful storms ever recorded blasted into the Philippines on Friday, killing at two people. November 8 2013, 10:46 1 709 просмотрs

Tajikistan president re-elected

Tajikistan president re-elected

Tajikistan's electoral commission says the president has won re-election in a landslide victory. November 7 2013, 17:08 1 456 просмотрs

Olympic Torch Blasts Into Space Ahead of Games

Olympic Torch Blasts Into Space Ahead of Games

A rocket carrying the Olympic flame successfully blasted off Thursday from earth ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Games. November 7 2013, 14:02 1 419 просмотрs

Bolshoi ballet boss testifies at acid attack trial

Bolshoi ballet boss testifies at acid attack trial

The artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi ballet has described having acid thrown in his face during the trial of a dancer accused of ordering the attack, bbc.co.uk reports. November 7 2013, 13:38 1 201 просмотрs

Amnesty accuses Shell of making false claims on Niger Delta oil spill

Amnesty accuses Shell of making false claims on Niger Delta oil spill

An Amnesty International report issued Wednesday blasts Shell Oil Co. for its handling of the hundreds of oil spills that occur each year in Nigeria and accuses the company of "serious deficiencies and abuses" that render "wholly unreliable" its claims about how much oil is spilled and how often, cnn.com reports. November 7 2013, 13:25 2 189 просмотрs

New Jersey Mall Shooter Found Dead

New Jersey Mall Shooter Found Dead

The gunman who opened fire at a mall in northern New Jersey Monday night was found dead early Tuesday morning. nation.time.com reports. November 6 2013, 10:04 1 177 просмотрs

India launches Mars exploration mission

India launches Mars exploration mission

Rocket carrying unmanned probe lifts off from southern coast for 780-million-km journey to study the Martian atmosphere. November 5 2013, 16:50 2 371 просмотрs

Blair’s Kazakhstan Odyssey, Two Years On

Blair’s Kazakhstan Odyssey, Two Years On

Tony Blair’s consultancy business is growing again. He’s started advising Albania, and Vietnam says it is negotiating a consultancy deal with the former British prime minister on development issues. He’s also in contact with Peru and Burma. “Our government advisory practice is expanding and we are in discussions with various countries”, Blair’s spokesman recently told the Daily Telegraph. November 5 2013, 12:20 3 409 просмотрs

Arrests Made At Russian Nationalist Rally On Unity Day

Thousands of Russian nationalists have marched in Moscow - with about 30 detained by police for using Nazi slogans or symbols, or wearing masks, rferl.org reports. November 5 2013, 11:31 902 просмотрs

Newly elected President of Georgia discuss bilateral relations with the Ambassador of Kazakhstan

Newly elected President of Georgia discuss bilateral relations with the Ambassador of Kazakhstan

Georgian President Georgiy Margvelashvili has met with the Ambassador of Kazakhstan Yermukhamet Yertysbayev, kazinform reports. November 5 2013, 10:57 1 146 просмотрs

Nationalists stage Russian pride march in Moscow

Nationalists stage Russian pride march in Moscow

Thousands of Russian nationalists planned to march in Moscow on Monday in an annual show of anger against the presence of Muslim migrants that has previously spilled into violence, news.yahoo.com reports. November 4 2013, 16:18 1 597 просмотрs

Olympic sailor arrested over child kidnapping ring

Olympic sailor arrested over child kidnapping ring

A former Olympic sailing champion has been arrested by police in Italy after they broke up an alleged child kidnapping ring. November 4 2013, 11:18 1 600 просмотрs

Uzbekistan's first daughter Gulnara Karimova troubled by 'corruption links'

Uzbekistan's first daughter Gulnara Karimova troubled by 'corruption links'

Status of glamorous heir apparent to president Islam Karimov faces fresh problems with inquiry into payments to associates, theguardian.com reports. November 3 2013, 21:45 2 053 просмотрs

Kerry urges stability on Egypt visit

Kerry urges stability on Egypt visit

US Secretary of State John Kerry has called for an end to all violence in Egypt and urged moves to full democracy on his first visit to the country since President Mohammed Morsi was ousted, bbc.com reports . November 3 2013, 21:36 1 320 просмотрs

Kazakh, Kyrgyz prime ministers discuss trade and economic cooperation

Kazakh, Kyrgyz prime ministers discuss trade and economic cooperation

Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov has met with his Kyrgyz counterpart Zhantoro Satybaldiyev in Bishkek today, Kazinform has learnt from primeminister.kz. November 1 2013, 15:36 2 863 просмотрs

Millions honour the dead on All Saints' Day in Philippines

Millions honour the dead on All Saints' Day in Philippines

Millions across the Catholic Philippines trooped to cemeteries to honour their dead in typically festive fashion on All Saints' Day Friday, ignoring appeals from the Church to keep the day solemn, tengrinews.kz reports citing AFP. November 1 2013, 14:13 1 809 просмотрs

Edward Snowden to start work at Russian website

Edward Snowden to start work at Russian website

Former NSA contractor who was granted temporary asylum in June finds job providing support for unnamed site. theguardian.com reports. November 1 2013, 10:46 1 755 просмотрs

Jobless Rate in Europe Stays at Record 12.2%

Jobless Rate in Europe Stays at Record 12.2%

The number of people out of work in the euro zone rose slightly in September, according to official data published Thursday, showing that signs of renewed economic growth have not yet filtered through to the labor market, nytimes.com reports. October 31 2013, 15:37 1 101 просмотрs

‘Close Associate’ of BTA Bank’s Former Head to Stay in Jail

‘Close Associate’ of BTA Bank’s Former Head to Stay in Jail

A woman accused of involvement in defrauding Kazakhstan's BTA Bank of billions of dollars is to remain in detention until February, ria.ru reported Thursday. October 31 2013, 15:30 2 461 просмотрs

US intelligence chief Clapper defends spying policy

US intelligence chief Clapper defends spying policy

The head of US intelligence has told lawmakers that discerning foreign leaders' intentions is a key goal of the nation's spying operations. October 30 2013, 16:24 1 086 просмотрs

New Charges Against Navalny Announced

New Charges Against Navalny Announced

Russia's top investigative body says it has filed new theft and money-laundering charges against opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, rferl.org reports. October 30 2013, 10:54 1 184 просмотрs

Courage in Journalism Awards: Meet the women who risk their lives for their job

Courage in Journalism Awards: Meet the women who risk their lives for their job

Security is an elusive thing for journalists, women in particular. Every year, the International Women's Media Foundation honors four women journalists for their courage in reporting the news and promoting the advancement of women in the news media. October 30 2013, 10:18 1 271 просмотрs

President Saakashvili's exit promises more Georgia-Russia civility, but will ties thaw?

President Saakashvili's exit promises more Georgia-Russia civility, but will ties thaw?

Retiring President Mikhail Saakashvili, whose electoral successor was announced today, has long had a tense relationship with Russia and Vladimir Putin, csmonitor.com reports. October 29 2013, 16:34 1 371 просмотрs